Observed arrival · 2026-10-31
Additive Turbines’ two-month blade proposition
Additive Turbines proposes 3D-printed turbine blades and vanes, claiming it can deliver parts in about two months instead of the 12–18 months it says casting can take.
- For
- Turbine manufacturers facing blade supply bottlenecks
- Worth noticing
- The page says a single build can hold over a hundred blades and that only mating surfaces need finish-machining.
Field notes
The casting workflow is itemized from hard tooling and ceramic-core production through grain inspection, heat treatment, and machining. For its additive route, the page says cooling passages are printed into the part and that only mating surfaces require finish-machining; it also describes a build plate carrying over a hundred blades. These are presented as the company’s process and capacity claims, not independently verified results.
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